Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations

Download or read book Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations written by Steven M. Bragg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-08-19 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations is a comprehensive guide for controllers, CFOs, and budget managers who need to determine: The soundness of sales forecasts The best approach for setting product prices The profitability of customers and market segments Federal tax remittance rules The impact of a just-in-time system on inventory levels Packed with clear and realistic strategies, it helps create a coherent framework of financial plans that apply to the full breadth of ongoing corporate control systems, as well as illustrates: When to use labor and materials standards to control manufacturing How to control research and development costs How to grant appropriate credit levels to customers How to set up an effective capital budgeting process How to create a cost-of-capital calculation